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The viticultural area was recognized on May 27, 2008 by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), Treasury after reviewing the petition submitted by Raffaldini Vineyards on behalf of the Vineyards of Swan Creek, a trade association representing a group of vineyards and wineries from the locale to establish an appellation named "Swan ...
Swan Creek is an unincorporated community in western Yadkin County, North Carolina, United States, south of Jonesville. The community shares its name with the Swan Creek viticultural area. The AVA [2] includes about 160 square miles (410 km 2) in Iredell, Wilkes and Yadkin counties. The designation, the second in North Carolina, took effect May ...
Mountain Big Horse Creek Scenic Byway: NC 194: 18.0 29.0 [8] Mountain French Broad Overview: US 25 Bus. / US 70 Bus. / NC 251: 17.0 27.4 [7] Mountain Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway: The byway is located along NC 225, between Pinnacle Mountain Road (SR 1114) and Highland Lake Road (SR 1783), in the Flat Rock area.
Yadkin Valley had a pre-Prohibition wine industry, when North Carolina produced the most wine than any other state in the nation, centered on the native Muscadine vine. The 18th Amendment prohibited the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors nationwide in 1920. Vineyards were uprooted in favor of tobacco and soybeans which became the cash ...
U.S. Route 129 (US 129) is a north–south United States highway that travels 63.5 miles (102.2 km) through the westernmost part of North Carolina.Traveling from the Georgia state line near Bellview, to the Tennessee state line at Deals Gap, it is known for its scenic mountain valley vistas and curvy mountain bends popular with motorcycle and sports car enthusiasts.
The first North Carolina Highway 192 (NC 192) was established as a new primary routing between NC 19, in Mill Spring, and US 74/NC 20, in Lake Lure. [3] In 1931, NC 192 was extended southeast from Mill Spring along new primary routing to the South Carolina state line, where it continued as SC 177 towards Spartanburg . [ 4 ]
First form; downgraded to secondary road NC 272 — — — — 1931: 1935 Second form; downgraded to secondary road NC 273: 18.8: 30.3 NC 279 near Belmont: NC 16 Bus. in Lucia: 1930: current NC 274: 37.1: 59.7 SC 274 at the South Carolina state line: NC 27 in Hulls Crossroads: 1930: current NC 275: 10.7 [34] 17.2 NC 274 near Bessemer City
NC 209 is a 36.6-mile-long (58.9 km) two-lane mountain highway that begins at a busy intersection with US 19/US 23/US 74/US 23 Business in Lake Junaluska. Going north, it crosses over I-40 and through some valley farmlands.